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Iran expects to get 41 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine via several chann
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran is planning to get 41 million doses of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease via different channels for about 20 million people, the country's health and medical education minister, Saeed Namaki, said on Wednesday.
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Venezuela's COVID-19 case tally tops 100,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], November 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of registered cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Venezuela has exceeded 100,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Saudi Arabia commits USD 500mln to COVID-19 vaccine development
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Saudi Arabian government has committed more than $500 million to funding efforts to develop and produce a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus disease, the country's health minister, Tawfig Al Rabiah, said ahead of the G20 S
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Pfizer, BioNTech offer Brazil COVID-19 vaccination plan for 2021
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German laboratory BioNTech have proposed a plan for the Brazilian government on vaccination against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the first half of 2021, the companies said in a statement.
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COVID-19 related deaths in US exceed 250,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related deaths in the United States has exceeded 250,000, according to data compiled by the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
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Berlin police detain 365 people at protest against COVID-19 restrictions
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Police in the German capital of Berlin have detained at least 365 people during a day of protests against the restrictive measures currently in force to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
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Restrictive measures stopped explosive growth in COVID-19 incidence: Merke
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The restrictive measures introduced in Germany in November helped to stop the explosive growth in the incidence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country and the authorities will decide on further actions next week, German Chancel
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Philippines logs 1,530 new COVID-19 infections, 41 new deaths
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,530 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection on Sunday, bringing the number in the country to 407,838.
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Sudanese health minister diagnosed with COVID-19, continues to fulfill dut
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Sudanese Health Minister Osama Ahmed Abdul Rahim has contracted the coronavirus disease, but continues to carry out his duties despite the infection, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, adding that his condition is stable.
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Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, said she had contracted the asymptomatic form of the novel coronavirus disease.
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UK lawmakers vote in favour of month-long nationwide COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Lawmakers in the United Kingdom's House of Commons have voted overwhelmingly to approve the government's plan to introduce a four-week nationwide lockdown in England in order to curb the coronavirus disease.
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South African pharma firm signs deal with Johnson & Johnson to produce
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare has signed a deal with two subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson to begin the manufacture of the multinational firm's candidate vaccine against the coronavirus disease, the South African
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